Louisiana Amendment 6: Optional additional senior homestead exemptions
Louisiana · Constitutional amendment · Taxes · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would let parishes and municipalities, with local voter approval, add exemptions for qualifying owners age 65 or older. Additional exempt assessed value would rise from $6,000 at ages 65–68 to $30,000 at age 81 or older. Limited surviving-spouse eligibility would apply.
What applies now
The constitution provides an exemption on the first $7,500 of assessed homestead value, with existing special-assessment eligibility rules.
If yes / for
Authorize the additional locally approved exemptions.
If no / against
Keep current exemption authority.
Costs and funding
The proposal requires taxing authorities to absorb revenue reductions without shifting them to other taxpayers through the specified reassessment or millage adjustments. No dollar estimate is recorded.
Timing
January 1, 2028.
Passage rule
A majority of votes on the amendment.
Source notes
- Statewide approval only authorizes the option; it does not automatically adopt the exemption in every parish or municipality. Intermediate age tiers and qualification rules are in the official text.